Freeburg, MO – As part of Quaker Window Products’ ongoing commitment to the local community and Quaker family, the 2025 recipients of Thomas M. Knoll Memorial Scholarships were proudly announced today.
To be eligible, scholarship applicants must have a parent or legal guardian working at Quaker, or they must be an employee themselves. This year, nine TMK scholarships were awarded to the following students:
Cooper is the son of Christina Herzing, Service Manager for Quaker’s Luxury Sales Division. He has chosen to attend the Institute of Culinary Education in New York, New York to study Culinary Arts.
Cooper Herzing
Fatima High School
Waylon has worked part time at Quaker, and is son/step-son of two current employees. He is set to attend Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, where he’ll be studying Physical Education/Coaching.
Waylon Lenning
Vienna High School
Hayden has been a part-time student employee at Quaker for the past 2 years. This fall, he will be attending State Technical College in Linn, Missouri where he will study Diesel Technology.
Hayden Hoffman
Fatima High School
Sam has been a part-time employee at Quaker the last two summers. He plans to attend Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas where he’ll be majoring in Architecture.
Sam Struemph
Fatima High School
Kristen has been a part time employee at Quaker, and is the daughter of Marla Robertson in the Human Resources Division. She’ll be attending Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri, with a major in Elementary Education.
Kristen Robertson
Fatima High School
Eva is the daughter of Jacob Wildhaber, Quaker R&D Supervisor. This fall, Eva will become a student at William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri, where she’ll major in Education.
Eva Wildhaber
Fatima High School
Burke is the son of Jeremy Winegar, Sales Manager for Quaker’s Luxury Sales Division. Burke will major in Marketing when he begins classes this fall at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
Burke Winegar
Helias High School
About the Scholarship:
The TMK Memorial Scholarship Fund was created in 2004. To date, nearly $180,000 in scholarship money has been awarded to local high school seniors in their pursuit of higher education.
Quaker Window Products is a leading national manufacturer of residential, luxury and commercial windows and doors. Quaker is headquartered in Freeburg, MO with two manufacturing campuses located in the Freeburg area and one campus in Eldon, MO. Approximately 2,500 vinyl, aluminum and wood windows and doors are made daily at Quaker, which employs around 1,500 people.
For more information about Quaker please visit www.QuakerWindows.com. You can also contact Quaker at (800) 347-0438.
